Children's Home run by Amoria Children's Residential Limited in Salford

Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 1 Registered provider: Inicio Children’s Residential (The Meadows) Limited

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Full inspection Inspected under the social care common inspection framework

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Information about this children’s home

This home is owned and managed by a private provider. It offers care for up to three children, who may experience social and emotional difficulties.

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Information about this children’s home

This was the first inspection after the home was registered in June 2025. At the time of this inspection, one child was living at the home. The child chose not to speak to the inspector during the inspection.

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Information about this children’s home

The manager registered with Ofsted in June 2025.

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Overall experiences and progress of

children and young people, taking into account

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good

How well children and young people are helped and protected good

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good

The effectiveness of leaders and managers good

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good

The children’s home provides effective services that meet the requirements for good.

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good

Overall judgement at last inspection: not applicable

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good

Enforcement action since last inspection: none Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 2

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Four children have moved into this home since it was registered. Moves into the home are well planned. Children are given the opportunity to visit and meet staff before they move in. When children have moved out it has been in accordance with their placing authority plans. This was judged to be in their best interests after careful consideration of children’s feelings and wishes and the ability of staff to meet their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

The home is a safe and welcoming environment. Thought has been given to how spaces are used so that it feels like a normal family home. It is maintained and furnished to a high standard. Children are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms, which gives them a sense of ownership.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff understand children’s health needs. Children who have lived in this home have previously had limited interaction with medical professionals. They have been supported to address outstanding needs, such as dental treatment. Children have access to the provider’s therapy team, when appropriate, which supports them to understand their own feelings and emotions. The therapy team also work with staff members to support them with understanding the children’s emotional needs and their own feelings around these.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Education is valued and promoted in the home. When children are reluctant to attend education they are supported to regain their confidence. Staff and the manager have worked alongside education professionals to ensure that children are able to access education provision that meets their needs.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Staff recognise the importance of children maintaining positive relationships with family and friends. Children spend time with their friends in the community and at home. This promotes a sense of normalcy for children. Thought is given into how this will be managed safely and staff complete regular welfare checks on children when they are in the community.

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Overall experiences and progress of children and young people: good

Children have access to a wide range of leisure opportunities. Children are encouraged to develop and pursue new interests. Positive behaviour is encouraged through the use of incentives that children are able to choose themselves, such as beauty treatments.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Children are kept safe by staff, who understand their needs and vulnerabilities. The manager gives clear direction and guidance to staff in clear and comprehensive risk assessments. The manager works closely with safeguarding agencies, when children have complex safeguarding needs. There is focus on planning for children, identification of potential risks and how these will be mitigated. Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 3 Incidents are managed by staff in accordance with their training and protocols. Children are given support to manage their emotions, which reduces the number of incidents in the home. The manager and staff are curious and seek to understand the underlying reasons for children’s actions and behaviours.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

When children have expressed low mood or used substances, prompt medical attention is given and advice is sought. Accidents are attended to swiftly by staff, who administer first aid if necessary. Staff ensure that they look in children’s bedrooms, when necessary, and remove any dangerous items. However, the manager has not ensured that there are stringent parental controls on the internet to prevent children from accessing content unsuitable for their age.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

There have been a large number of missing-from-home episodes. When these occur, staff search for children and collect them when they are ready to return. When children refuse to return home for prolonged periods and their whereabouts are known, staff and the manager try to ensure the child’s safety by regular welfare checks and visits to them in the community.

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How well children and young people are helped and protected: good

Staff have a good understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities. They know how to escalate concerns, including to external safeguarding partners. Staff recruitment is done safely in an effort to ensure that only suitable individuals work with the child.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager is suitably experienced and qualified. The manager has high standards and expectations of staff. She has a range of tools to monitor staff performance and analyses incidents in detail to identify staff shortfalls. Recording in the home is of a high standard and all plans are personalised to each child. Staff and the manager are child centred and they know the children well.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

The manager has formed positive relationships with other professionals. She advocates for children and ensures that children’s voices are heard in relation to their placing authority plans. However, the manager has not fully considered the safe area report and location of the home, when welcoming new children into the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

Staff state that they feel supported by the manager and the provider. Staff receive regular and thorough supervision sessions, which are used to reflect on any challenges and also challenge any shortfalls in their performance. Team meetings are held regularly and staff are able to contribute openly and express their feelings. Additional meetings are also facilitated by the therapy team if it is felt that the staff are struggling with aspects of their role, such as when children move out of the home.

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The effectiveness of leaders and managers: good

There is a range of experience across the staff team. Some staff are experienced and qualified in residential childcare. New members of staff complete a robust induction before being enrolled to complete a relevant qualification. Staff have access to a broad Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 4 range of training. When new needs have emerged for children, the manager has ensured that good-quality training has been provided to enhance staff’s skills and understanding. Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 5

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Statutory requirements

This section sets out the actions that the registered person(s) must take to meet the Care Standards Act 2000, The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. The registered person(s) must comply within the given timescales.

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Requirement Due date

The quality and purpose of care standard is that children receive care from staff who—

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understand the children’s home’s overall aims and the outcomes it seeks to achieve for children;

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use this understanding to deliver care that meets children’s needs and supports them to fulfil their potential.

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In particular, the standard in paragraph (1) requires the registered person to—

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protect and promote each child’s welfare;

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provide personalised care that meets each child’s needs, as recorded in the child’s relevant plans, taking account of the child’s background;

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ensure that the premises used for the purposes of the home are designed and furnished so as to—

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meet the needs of each child. (Regulation 6 (1)(a)(b) (2)(b)(ii)(iv)(c)(i))

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Requirement Due date

In particular, the registered person must ensure that there are parental controls on internet access in the home that ensure that inappropriate content cannot be accessed by children. 4 January 2026

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Recommendation

Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 6  The registered person should ensure that the location of the home ensures children’s safety and does not exacerbate known risks. (‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’, page 17, paragraph 3.23)

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Information about this inspection

The inspectors has looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people, using the social care common inspection framework. This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service, how it meets the core functions of the service as set out in legislation, and to consider how well it complies with The Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the Children’s Homes Regulations, including the quality standards’. Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 7

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Children’s home details

Registered provider: Inicio Children’s Residential (The Meadows) Limited

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Children’s home details

Registered provider address: Suite 301, The Genesis Centre, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 7BH

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Children’s home details

Responsible individual: Bradley McLaughlin

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Inspector

Eve Ostridge, Social Care Inspector Inspection report for children’s home: 2830435 8 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding and child protection.

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